Label pasting and marking machine.



J. R. JOHNSON, C. S. HAMILTON a R. D. VAN DUYNE.

LABEL PASTING AND MARKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED. MAY 16 1.912.

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, ,UNETED STATES PATENT Oiaiuon.v

JlUNIUs ROMAINE JoriNsoN, oriana s sUMNER HAMILTOIL. AND RICHARD DUDLEY 'VAN DUYNE, or n sr HIGHLANDS, CALIFORNIA.

LAB'EL PASTING A N'D MARKING MACHINE.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug- 25 1914 alipnauon ined may 16,1912. seriamaeamso. 1

To 'ZZ. who'm it may concern.'

{iB e. itknown vthat we, JUNrUs ROMAINE NQOMT'CHARLES SUMNER HAMILTON, and *RICHARD 'DUDLEY VAN DUYNE, all citizens lands-,fin y'the county of San Bernardino. and ',"Sta'te of California, have invented a new fand' usefulliabel Fasting and Marking Maehine, of whichf-the-following is a specification.v i i; 'Thisinvention relates to a machine designed 'forgthe lpurpose of. pasting labels upon theends'ot-fruit boxes and also mark- '.:ing the 'same to designate the variety of fruit vlApackedTin' the box.' 1. 'if'Referri'ng tothe drawings, which `are fol." illustrative purposes only: Figure 1 is a plan ".yiewofaimachlne'embodying a form of 'my liyentionf,` Fig.v 2 is a longitudinal, sectional, view on line .i12-m2 Fig. 1". Fig, is ,erspecti've ,view -of a box head, showing marking roller.

The' machine comprises a frame 1 consisting of two longitudinal members 2, each .supported on suitable uprights 3, 4, 5, 6 and 1, the longitudinal members 2 being spaced apart by cross bars-8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 which extendbetween the uprights 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. respectively. Secured to the inner side I. of each ofthe longitudinal members 2 and extendingvthefull length thereof is anangle which issupported in .any suitable manner bers-i2 at a point in the rear of. the cross p'iece'). The 'sprocket wheels 18 and 20 are So `adiusted or varrangedthat the upper fa-ce just descri ed, eachguide 1 5 is, provided t5 of the United States, residing at East Highabelythereonwlig 4 is `an enlarged, sec-v -v'v'i'ewof the label feedingldevice. Fig.y "a'n enlarged, detail pla'n view of the har' 15 ltoform a supporting guide for the with an extension 22 which extends under the sprocket chains, thereby sup orting t e same. T he sprocket chains 17 ailier passi g over the sprocket wheels 20 pass downwardly under the sprocket wheels mounted on a shaft 26, which shaft 26 is supported on the uprights 5. After passing under the sprocket wheels 25', the sprocket chains pass under sprocket wheels 27 mounted on a shaft 28 supported on the uprights 6, after which the sprocket chains travel u wardly yover the sprocket wheels 18 hereto ore described. Each of the sprocket chains 17 is provided with a series of lugs 30, which lugs 30 are so arranged as to extend upwardly from: `the chain when the chain is traveling along the upper run thereof, thereby providing engag-y ing means to carry the box heads on the chains in' the manner hereinafter described. A

Means are provided for driving the sprocket on the shaft 21, which pulley is revolved by means or' a belt 32 which may be driven from any suitable power source, not shown.

The box heads are piled onef'above the other in a magazine 33, whichy consists 0f side walls 34 secured in anyy suitable manner to the longitudinal members 2 and an end wall 35, the lower portion of which is .cut away, thereby providing an opening 36 of suflicient height above'the chain to permit a single box head to be removed from the magazine and carried therefrom by the carrier.

The machine is provided with a paste rcs-I ervoir 40 supported on two upright walls 41 and an end wall 42, which walls extend upwardly from the longitudinal members 2 of the frame of the machine, the lower edge of the wall 42 being cut away, as indicated og' at 43, for the purpose of permitting free passage of the box heads thereunder.A The paste reservoir 40 is connected by means of a pipe 45 with a delivery pipey 46,' which deliverypipe 46 is provided lwith a series tof perforations 47 which deliyer paste Onto a rotary brush 48 mounted upona shaft 49 brush 50'is provided at the rear of the brush 48, which brush 50 is mounted on the shaft 5l supported between the side walls 41. The pipe 45 is provided with a suitable valve 52 for the purpose of regulating .the lI'low of Iaste from the paste reservoir 40 to the deivery pipe46. Mountedfupon the shaft 54 between the side walls 41. A single rotary body of water 56 ina. tank 57 mounted in any suitable manner upon the longitudinal members 2 and, across the bar 10. Mounted 'on a cross piece 60 which is supported on the wall 42 is a'plurality of spring fingers 6l the rear of y "guides 15 extend weight into a receiving sistsof end walls 66, fixed side wall 67 and a which extendl rearwardly from the cross ieee to the upper edge of thebrush 54 or the purposes hereinafter described. At the brushl 54 is mounted a flat brush 62 being supported upon brackets 63 on the longitudinal members 2. The brush 62 is so arranged that the lower face of the "brush is slightly above 'the'upper face of the chains 17, for the purposes hereinafter described. .The cross bar 8 is lower in height .than the cross bars 9, 10 and 11 and has secured thereto in any suitable manner the `ends 65 of the supporting guides 15, which downwardly at an angle .from a point adjacent to the sprocket wheels 20, so that the box ends after leaving the chains .17 slide downwardly of their own hopper which conside wall y68 hinged at 69 to' one of the end walls 66, which side` wall 68 is held in closed position bymeans of a spring latch 69. The bottom wall 70`of the 'receiving hopper is cut away, as indicated at 71, so that by 4opening the hinged wall 68 the box heads lnay be removed bodily from the receiving op er.

eans are provided for cleaning the chains of paste, which means consist of a rotary brush 72 mounted on a shaft 73 sup ported on the uprights 7. The brush 72 is so arranged that the lower portion of the brush extends into a body 'of water 74 in a reservoir 75, which reservoir 75 is supported on the uprights 7. The brush 72 is revolved by means of a belt 76 which runs over a pulley 77 on the shaft 19 and a pulley 78 on ,the shaft 73. Means are provided for catching the paste which may drop from the machine during the pasting o eration, which means consist of a pan 80 aving a downwardly extending hopper 8l connected by means of a`casing 82, which casing extends upwardly on the side of the machine to the paste reservoir 40 where the casing 82 is provided with an' opening 83. Arranged in the casing 82 `is a'bucket conveyer 84 which rfuns' over sprockets 85 at the bottom of the the upper end cnsing'82 and sprockets 86 at thereof, the lower-.sprockets being mount'- ed on a shfaft 87 provided with a bevel gear 89 which meshes with a bevel gear S20-sulplported in brackets 91 on-the uprights 6, t

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shaft 92 'being driven by means o a belt 93 whichruns over a pulle 94 on4 the shaft 9 2 and a pulley 9 5 on the s aft 28. The rotaryv brush 55 is driven by -which passes over a .1s driven by means of lfinger 140 mounted on th means `of a belt 97 pulley 498,011 the shaft 54 and a pulley 99 on the shaft 21. The `r0- tary brush 50 is driven by means of a belt 100 which runs over over pulleys 105, 106 spectively.

Mounted on brackets 112 and 1.13 on the members 2 is hold a number 116 of the magazine/is inclined downwardly a magazine 114 adapted to pulleys 101, 102 onthe shafts 54, 51 respectively.` The brush 48' a belt 104 which runs Y on'the shafts 5l, 49 rer' of labels 11.5. The bottom* toward a'discharge opening 117'formed in the end wall 118of the magazine, which opening 117 is wide enough to permit a single label to pass therethrough.

tom 116 is also provided with an 119 adapted to receive a roller 120 121, which shaft is supported on brackets 121 on th openin on sha t e magazine 114. The

The bot suitable' roller engages the under face of the lowest label in the magazlne and is rotated to move the engaged label' through the dis-v charge opening. 117 by means of 'a gear 123 on the shaft 1,21 driven by a gearv .124 on a shaft 125. Secured to shaft 125 is-a roller 126 provided with a plurality of pins 127.' which are engaged by the box head passin thereunder, thereby causing the 'shaft 125 to be rotated. The gear 124 is also engaged by a gear 128 on shaft 129, which gear 128 is engaged by a gear 130 on shaft 132. The shafts 129 and 130are eachprovided with a roller 133 and 134 respectively vbetween whichthe labels, as they leave the magazine, are gripped and fed to the box head. As the label leaves Athe rollers 133 and 134 Ait is pressed down on the coat of paste on the face of the box head by' means of a roller -136 ofyrubber or other suitable material.'

The roller 136 is supported on brackets 138 secured to the-magazine 114.

For the purpose'of retarding the labels in the magazine above the bottom label, a spring detent is used consisting of a bent e magazine 114, which finger 140 is provided'with a pointed end 141 which extends upwardly through'ali` opening 142 in the bottom of the magazine Where it engages the lowerl'nost label inl the magazine" thereby placing a tension thereon, and as the lowermst label is withdrawn from the magazine the finger materially assists in holding the next label from displacement.

In packing fruit it is frequently thecase that several varieties of the same fruit are packed under the same label and undersuchmark the box' roller 15,0 secured to a shaft 151 mounted in a bracket ,152.' The shaft 151' is provided at its inner end withan arm 15.3 which extends accomplish this purpose we have provided a 'y head, as illustrated ,in Fig. 3.

downwardly into 'the path of 15. The carrier is thenstarted in motion f -.oving in the direction of the arrow Fig. 2,

vsupplied with paste from 47 inthe delivery incassa described. The label passes out of the magazine 114 between the rollers 133, 134 and is pressed down on the pasted surface of the box head as hereinbefore described. The labeled box head then comes into engagement with the arm 153 on shaft 151 and the pins 155 on the roller 150y which operate the roller 150 to imprint the name of the variety of fruit thereon, as hereinbefore described.

thebox heads*y so that the edge of the box heads as they are carried thereunderstrike the arm 153` thereby starting rotation of the shaft. The rotation of the shaft 151 is continued byv means of a series of pins 155 on the roller'-, 15,0 which engage the face of the box headv as it passes thereunder. IrEhe roller 150 is f provided with type or raised letters 156 which contact withv the face of the box head= The box head then passes under fiat' brush as it passes thereunder and imprint thereon' 62, which brush smoothes the label on the the name of the variety of fruit to be packed 1 head of the box. After passing under the in the box. The size of the roller 150 is so brush 62 the box head slides downwardly proportioned that the box head rotates the"` on the inclined ends of the supporting'gii'ides roller one complete revolution so that the' 15 into the receiving hopper at theendof arm 153 is in position to be engaged by the E the machine from whence the box heads may next box head. be removed by opening the wall 68 of the Mounted on the bracket 152 by means of a hopper in the manner shaft 157 is an inking wheel or roller 158 4ixccumulation of paste on the brush 55 is having a felt :tace 159 holding a supply of@ prevented by the body of Water in the reserink, which wheel is engaged bya hard rub y ,voir 57, and 'accumulation of paste 'on the ber wheel 160 mounted on shaft 161 in the carrier chains 17 is prevented by means of bracket152. The wheel 160 is also in en` gagement with the type on the, roller 150- the reservoir 75. which receives a supply of ink from the yWhat We claim is:- hard rubber wheel 160 which in turn re'l 1. A machine for pasting labels on box ceives ink from felt 159 on the roller-158. y i heads comprising a frame, a magazine on From the above description it is' readily said frame for holding a series of box heads, seen that'boxheads carried on the chains 17 a movable carrier in said f rameg'means on serve to operate the device for placing the saidcarrier tor successively removing a single box head from said magazine, .a rotary f labels on the respective box lheads and also operate the marking device which stamps brush adapted to engage the upper face. of said box head, a paste reservoir,l means for the name oi the variety of fruit on the box delivering paste from said reservoir to said rotary brush, a vrotary spreading brush be hind said first named brush adapted to engage'the upper face of said box head, a vrotary cleaning brush behind said spreading brush adapted to engage the end-of said box head, and a stationary brush adapted 'toy smooth a label on the coated face of said box head. i 2. A machine for asting labels on box heads comprising a rame, a magazineon. said-frame for holding a series of box heads, a pair of supporting guidesextending longitudinal/ly in said frame, a carrier chain on the inside of each supporting guide, projections on each of said chainsadapted to engage the lower box head in thc'magazine and,l remove the same therefrom, plying paste to the upper face of said box head, means for smoothing the paste thereon, means for removing the paste ends of said box head, means for smoothing a label on the coated face of saidv box head, a hopper at the end of said machine, and

The machine operates 1n thel following manner: A number of box heads 110 are placed in the magazine 33 one upon another, the lowermost head resting upon the guides during which movement of the carrier one of the lugs on each chain 17 engages the rear edge of the lowermost. box head and moves the same with the carrier from under the box heads in the magazine to the pasting brush 48, the pasting brush having been the perforations pipe 46. As' the ,boxv head passes under the brush 48, the whole upper surface of the box head is coated with paste and as the carrier carries the box head under the brush 50, the paste up'on the box head is spread upon the same evenly, after which the box head passes under the wall 42, the forward end ot the box head coming in contact with the brush 54, being held down in engagement vtherewith by means of the spring fingers 6l. The brush 55 removes the surplus paste from the forward and rear edges-of the head as it passes thereovcr, the' spring fingers 61 holding thev box head in engagement with the brush. The lbox head next' engages the teeth on ,the roller 126, thereby rotating the shaft 125 which rotates the roller 120 to. start a label as hereinbefore said hopper.

3. A machine for pasting labels on box heads comprising a lframe, a magazine mounted on said frame adapted to i i pair of supporting guides extending longitudinally in said frame adapted to Asupport heretofore described.

the brush 7 2` which rotates in the water in means for delivering said box head into retain a .f sc rlesof box heads one above anotheigna A remove the same adapted to engage the upper face of said -behind said spreading brush .hold said Vbox vmeans onfeach of -gage the forward and rear ends of said box cof i a ho per nnder the plus paste therefrom,

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box head, a paste reservoir, a perforated delivery pipe connected to said reservoir and adapted tol deliver paste on said brush, a rotary spreading brush at the rear of said first named brush, a rotary cleaning brush adapted to engage the forward and rear ends of said box head, a series of elastic fingers adapted to head on sai-d cleaning brush,

a stationary brush for smoothing a label on the coated face of said box head, a magazine at the end of said supporting guides, and means for cleaning said chains, said means consisting of 4a reservoir having a body of water therein and a rotary brush adapted to engagel said chains and extend into said water.

4. A machine for pasting labels on box heads comprising a frame, a magazine mounted on said frame adapted to retain a series of box head'sfone above pair of supporting guides extending longitudinally in said frame adapted to support said box heads in the magazine, a movable carrier in said frame consisting of a chain on the inner side of each supportingv said chains adapted to engage the lower hea/d in said magazine and remove the same therefrom, arotary brush adapted to engagethe upper face of said box head, a paste reservoir, a perforated delivery pipe connected to said reservolr adapted to deliver paste on said brush, a r o tary spreading brush at the rear of sald first named brush, a rotary cleaning brush behind said spreading brush adapted to enhead, a series of elastic fingers adapted to hold said box head on said cleaning brush, a stationary brush for smoothing'a label on the coated face of said box head, a magazine at the end of said supporting guides, means or cleaning said chains, said means consisting of a reservoir having a bodv of water therein, a rotary brush adapted to engage said chains and extending intosaid water, pasting brush and spreading brush adapted to catch the surand means for carry` ing. the paste from said hopper to the paste 5. A machine for pasting labels on box frame, a magazine.

ing longitudinallyin said frame adapted to support snidfboxfheads in said magazine,

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a movable carrier in said 'frame consisting of an endless chain on the inner side of each supporting guide, a plurality of sets of sprocket wheels on said frame adapted to support said chains, means for driving one set of sprocket wheels to drive said chains, means for supporting said chains between said sprocket wheels, means on-each chain brush adapted to engage the upper face of said box head behind said paste brush, a rotary cleaning brush behind said spreading on'said cleaning brush, a stationary brush for smoothing a label on the coated face of said box head, a magazineat the rear end of said supporting guides, and means for rotating all of said brushes.

A machine for pasting labels on box headsr comprising a f ame, a movable carrier in said frame, a magazine for holding a series of box heads, means on said carrier for successively removing a single box head from said magazine, means for applying a coat of paste to one face of said box head, 'a label magazine having a discharge opening, means operated by the'boxv heads o n said carrier for removing a label from said magazine and depositing the label on the box head, said means comprising a Aroller having: pins thereon adapted to be engaged it passes through the ischarge opening, means for rotating said feed rollers, anda presser roller adapted to press the label on the box head. A

7 A machine for pasting labels on box heads comprising a frame, a movable carrier in said frame, a magazine for holding a series of box heads, means on said carrier for successively removing a single box head from said magazine, means for applying a coat of paste to one face of said box head, means operated by the box'heads on said carrierto place a label on ,each box head, and means operated yby the box heads on said carrier for marking each box head1 8. A machine `for pasting labels on box heads comprising a'frame,.a movable carrier in said frame, a magazine for holding a series of box heads, means von said carrier for successively removing a 'single box head from said magazine, means for coat of paste ,toi one"v face ofsaid box head, means operated by he 'box heads on said applying a 1,108,5sas

' carrier to place a label on each box head,

means operated by the box heads on said carrier for marking each box head, said means consisting/of a shaft, a type roll on said shaft adapted to engage the face of the box heads, a series of pins secured to said type roll adapted to engage the face of the respective box heads, means for inking said type rolland an arm on said shaft extending into the path of said box heads.

9.A machine for pasting labels on box4 heads comprising a' frame, a continuously moving endless carrier in said frame, a magazine for holding av series of box heads, means on said'earrier for successively removing a single box head from vsaid magazine, means for applying a coat of paste to one face of said box head, a llabel magazine, and means operated by the box heads on said carrier for removing a label from 'said magazine and depositing the label on the box head.

In testimony whereof, We have hereunto set our hands at East Highlands, California; this ninth day of May, 1912.

JUNIUS ROMAINE JOHNSON.A CHARLES SUMNER HAMILTON. RICHARD DUDLEY VAN DUYNE.

In presenceof- T. C. SANFoRD,

J. S. EDWARDS. 

